Prophet Muhammad Research Paper

Muhammad was the inspiration to all muslims and he was the founder of the religion Islam. His early life started as an orphan when he was 6 years old and he was adopted by his uncle Abu-Talib. He overcame all these difficulties and finally became the leader of a second most followed religion in the world.

The birth of Muhammad was around in 570 C.E. in Makkah. He lived in a poor clan and his dad died when he was at a really young age. Shortly, when he was aged 6 years old, his mother died and he was left as an orphan. He then was left to his grandfather, Abd al-Muttalib who was the leader of the Hashim clan. When his grandfather died, he then was adopted by his uncle, Abu-Talib who also became the head of the clan himself. When he was about 12 years old, he went with his uncle on a trading journey to Syria. Muhammad grew up and he became a trader who enjoyed reputation throughout Makkah for honesty. Muhammad began managing caravans for a widow named Khadijah, who ran a trading business. Impressed with Muhammad, Khadijah, proposed him with marriage. Muhammad agreed and he married around the age of 25.

In about 610 C.E., Muhammad went to pray in a cave in the mountains. According to Islamic teachings, the mountains were the place where Muhammad received the call to be a prophet, or messenger of Allah. When Muhammad was in the cave, he reported of being visited by the angel Gabriel who brought revelations, or revealed teachings, from God.Muhammad ran away but Gabriel said that he was the messenger of god. Muhammad told this to Khadijah and he was the first one to convert into Islam. Muhammad spread this matter to only his friends and family but somehow it got spread to others and they converted to Islam too. Since Muhammad couldn’t read or write to record his teachings, some of his followers memorized them and wrote them in the holy book of Islam called